Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-15
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assnssn sThs peoplsr i a. elastic an
Suggestion e. tie English q any eihsF
lanQnaes o0niaina Il may mean any
thsne. frsan ne three taiiors 81 Toeiey |
street. 70 she enfirs human Faes. The
nan whs npeahs Of shs wishes Of TIE
peopss usaaIly means bis oua wishes,
anl iba orator wa tells hos ne psople
ere oppsesnsd i usuaIly thinkine q
sons grievances Of bis esn- The pso-
pssv nag meas anything e. everything,
AID Il scarcely nseana ms sane fnine
swiee on che same day.
II 1r, Hoskinasn vii Fsfer 10 bis DE
a. shs PosT InrEEEIanscKn, however. De
OH ass thai Il has said notbinR which
yin psssluds hin from regarding ans
rsslers, hts wifs o. bis daughters - peo-
ne. Il kas never dshnsd ~shs psepse'
% mean man aioue OF woman alons. 70
fact. Il has nsyss defined the expression
AZ ali. while shs wsman saaFaRs Law
vss. sin in force, The Fesr-IsTsIEa-
arucxa asserted its belief that u exist
"A aaainas the wishes Of majority u
ne people Of Washington Territory and
demanded a. 9 matter Of justice that
ths question Of woman suffrage be sub.
miiisd 70 popular vote before q Be re-
Rardsd 90 forever settled. It's meaning
al that time vas that The question
shouId be Submitted 70 the legal veteFs.
and IL e willing nov that Il b submit
led 70 the men and the women Of the
Territory aIlks. Indeed, The PosT-iE-
rxrr1aExaEn is convinced that voman
suanee uould b voted down u the
question we're submitted 70 The women
alona.
Whsn the assertion was hrst made
that 20 vioiens change in the Suffrage
laws a. was mads BY the Legislature Of
1888. should pever have bean made e.
can't after the wishes Of the people had
hasn fully asosstained. u aroused
a storm d dissent in the ranks Of th'
snlsraeists, Who apparently regarded
the mere statement Of such maxim a
an indication shat q treaty had bean dnil
ratified bstween The Posr-InrELEaoEH
cEn ana The devil. AZ thai time vomal
Suffrage was apparently secure until 70
verssd By . vote Of ths people, and III
suEraeisss could accordingly az
ford 10 protest against any atismpi r
allow the people 10 pass upen Il Nov
however, By singular and unexpectet
tarn Of the wheel Of fortune, the stu
Il changed. The woman suffrage Law
no lonesF exists, except as reminis
csucs. The views Of the anai.anGEaRistl
prevail here o. they do in thiFsy-eiRhl
States Of the Union. Ths suaragisii
are nov, for the most part, willing Y
allow the peopls 10 pass upon The CUES
item, while the anti-sHdrAeiats, moE'
reasonable in this respect than theii
opponents, have always pfofeased wi
IinQness 10 Submit 70 the will Of the ma
iority. The supreme Court decision
renders u probable that the suaraR'
question will Be passed upon directly b
the people Of washinG ton Territory
probably By the men and the woneI
alike. without Il. Il Is doubtful wheih
Or the question ever could have beer
forced 10 g popular vote. For this rea
con the decision IL fortunate for thl
Territory.
Since The Suffrage question Va
preached, the Posr- IsrrLLIoEScKa ha
been almost overwhelmed with letter
and communications on she subject
Many Of these we're for, and many wer'
against woman suffrage. As many o
ths former ss could be accommodated
10 our columns weFs given 70 the public
while the latter were excluded. Til
was done because In the opinion Of tn
PosT lxrRLLIaEscER. the time for pub
lie discussion Of the question had 20
arrived. The letters Of the sufraRist
were given TO the public in order thu
they misht fairly state their case. Thi
they have done. Many Of shsir letter
were abls and we'll written, and thei
caass has certainly not lacked cham
pions capable Of placing II properly be
fore The public. II is scarcely probabl
that any new arguments can be I'D
duced 81 this time, and the PosT. fSTKL
LIoKxcKR cannot continue 20 pnblisl
communications which merely Eeiterat
what has already been said. While !
is always clad 10 have ia friends pre-
sent their views on this suhieca. ID can
nos continue 10 publish thsm-not, q
least. until The question Il brought be
fore The people in tangible shape and IL
public discussion viii assist voters I,
determine their duty in regard 70 Il
The Po4r IHrELGIoEECHn viii then taxi
part IN The disCussioA itsslf. and IL I'd
vises lea snfiragisl friends 10 retain thei
arguments until that time. for they viI
certainly need than all. II they ara q
persuade the people Of Washington
Territory that woman suffrage Is III
proper thing.
Ar. Hoskinsen's brief query. then
must for the present be the last Of ID,
letters On the suffrage question pab
liehed in he PosF-IsFHtIIozScEa. Ith
sincerely 10 be hoped that the psopls o.
ths Territory viii Be afforded an oppoF-
tunily 10 decide The saestion before ID.
next eeeoral electioa. No d<cisioE
which h net directly BY tbs people sAS
be either HnAl OF satisfactory.
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